Understanding Law, Ethics, Professional Guidelines and their Relationship to Nursing Practice

TITLE: Understanding Law, Ethics, Professional Guidelines and their Relationship to Nursing Practice

Length: 2000 words (+/- 10%) including in text referencing but not your reference list

ESSAY PURPOSE

This essay will give you the opportunity to develop your understanding of how law, ethics and professional guidelines guide nursing practice. It will allow you to reflect on the values and characteristics of professionalism in the healthcare setting. Completing this essay will also further develop your academic and information literacy skills.

ESSAY QUESTION

Select one of the three scenarios. Identify the main issues inherent in the scenario and make appropriate recommendations to address these issues.

It is expected that your essay will address/contain the following information:

Your immediate and subsequent actions as the witnessing nurse (these actions need to be supported by literature)
An overview of the relevant sections of the Australian National Competency Standards that apply and why
The possible legal/ethical implications

Scenario 1 – You witness a nurse perform a procedure on a patient without consent.
As the witnessing nurse what is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?

Scenario 2 –

One of your facebook friends, who is also a nursing student on placement with you, posts information about one of the patients they are looking after.
As the witnessing nurse what is your immediate action? What must you do following this? Which sections of the Australian National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse apply here and why? What are the possible legal/ethical implications?

Scenario 3 – You witness another student nurse give a patient two paracetamol tablets for pain without their preceptor being present.

Nursing Research PICOT question

Topic: Nursing Research PICOT question

Order Description
Details:
The PICOT statement will provide a framework for your capstone project (the project students must complete during their final course in the RN-BSN program of study).

Review the PICOT article “Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice” along with the “Chapter 18: Using Research in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice” PowerPoint resource.

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The first step of the EBP process is to develop a question from the practice problem you drafted in Topic 1. Start with the patient and identify the clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. Consider the research and writing you completed in Topics 1-4.

Following the PICOT format, write a PICOT statement in an area of interest to you, which is applicable to your proposed capstone project.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

NRS433V.R.UsingResearchEvidenceBasedNursingPractice_student.

Nursing-Personal Philosophy of Registered Nursing

Nursing-Personal Philosophy of Registered Nursing

The subject of the paper is my Personal Philosophy of Registered Nursing. The paper must start with defining the word philosophy. Please use and cite your reference for this definition. Then write your personal philosophy of registered nursing. The focus of this paper is on the application of your philosophy on the following concepts of: person, nursing, health, environment, nursing practice, education, administration and research. A description of each of the above mentioned components of your personal philosophy of registered nursing should be presented in this paper in an organized and systematic manner. The content should flow and be easy to read. Please use bold subheadings to make the paper easier to follow. The paper should begin with an introduction and end with a conclusion. The paper must be in APA format, double spaced, clear, correct grammar and spelling. This paper should be between 2 to 4 pages long. There is no right or wrong philosophy; however, the paper must show original work and follow instructions. Again, the following is the content of the paper: see attached rubric with detailed instructions.

1. Introduction
2. Definition of word philosophy
3. Reference for the word philosophy
4. Your personal philosophy of registered nursing
5. Concepts: Each concept should have at least a paragraph (minimum 4 sentences). The information must be meaningful. Please do not write meaningless information. Each concept has to have a bold Sub-Heading. The concepts are the following:

6. Person
7. Nursing
8. Health
9. Environment
10. Nursing Practice
11. Education
12. Administration
13. Research
14. Conclusion
15. APA format: Double space, clear, correct grammar and spelling

Patient safety (problem) and Mandated Nursing Staffing Ratios (solution)

Topic: Patient safety (problem) and Mandated Nursing Staffing Ratios (solution)

Order Description
.Directions;
Please read all instructions thoroughly.

The topic will be
Patient safety(problem )
Mandated nursing staffing ratios(solution)

Peer-reviewed research reports are reports reviewed by other credible experts in the field. Nursing, as a profession, uses peer-reviewed primary research reports to make credible and evidence-based practice implications and recommendations in the clinical area.
In this task, you will collect and analyze 10 research reports (primary research evidence) on one topic of interest to you in nursing practice or healthcare.
Requirements:
A. Select a piece of primary research (original research reports) from a research journal that has nursing implications and critique the article (suggested length of 2–3 pages) by doing the following:
Note: Please notice that you can collect 10 research reports first and then select one of those to complete aspect A of this task.
1. Identify the article you have chosen in an APA-formatted citation.
2. Design a visual representation (e.g., graph or chart) to show how the researcher addressed the five areas of a research report (background information or introduction, review of the literature, discussion of methodology, specific data analysis, and conclusion).
Note: You may use the following table. A1 Article: (indicate primary evidence chosen by way of an APA citation)
A2 Background or Introduction
A2 Review of the Literature
A2 Discussion of Methodology
A2 Data Analysis
A2 Researcher’s conclusion
3-based on your analysis of five areas, assess whether the evidence presented in the research report supports the researches conclusion
4, discuss ethical issues that may have arisen for the researches while conducting the reasearchnfor the article.
5. Discuss the type of research used for the study
(A) Explain whether or not other types of research would have been appraise in the same situation
(b) Conduct a literature search to evaluate nursing care or management implications of nursing intervention by doing the following
1-discuss evidence for a nursing care or management problem

Nursing-Understanding Professional Nursing Standards in Australia

Topic: Nursing-Understanding Professional Nursing Standards in Australia

Order Description
TITLE: Understanding Professional Nursing Standards in Australia

Length: 1500 words (+/- 10%) including in text referencing but not your reference list

ESSAY PURPOSE

This essay will give you the opportunity to develop your understanding of how history, language and culture have shaped nursing practice. It will help you develop a deeper understanding of the codes and principles underpinning the practice of registered nurses in Australia and how they can be applied to a real world setting. Completing this essay will also further develop your academic and information literacy skills.

ESSAY QUESTION

Research the nursing work of one of the nurses mentioned in chapter two of your prescribed text. Based on this research how would your chosen nurse measure up against the current Australian Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse?

It is expected that your essay will address/contain the following information:

The name of your chosen nurse
An overview of the nursing work carried out by your chosen nurse
A discussion and/or evaluation of how your chosen nurse would measure up against the current Australian Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse
The NUR 120 Learning Outcomes addressed by this assignment include:

On completion of this unit a student should be able to:

1. Identify ways in which history, language and culture have shaped nursing as a practice and as a scholarly discipline;

2. Articulate the key principles underlying ethical, legal and professional guidelines and codes that underpin the practice of registered nurses in Australia.

3. Demonstrate developing skills in academic and information literacy that provide a foundation for evidence based nursing.

4. Articulate and define the NMBA Competency Standards, Codes of Ethics and Codes of Practice for the Registered Nurse.

5. Develop a critical and reflective approach to nursing practice

describe your professional moral compass.

Topic: “My Nursing Ethic.”

Order Description
Due Date: Apr 17, 2016 23:59:59 Max Points: 100

Details:
After reading the Topic 1 materials, complete the questionnaire titled, “My Nursing Ethic.”

Using the reading and the questionnaire, write a paper of 750-1,000 words in which you describe your professional moral compass. As you write your paper, include the following:

What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice?
Define values, morals, and ethics in the context of your obligation to nursing practice. Explain how your personal values, philosophy, and worldview may conflict with your obligation to practice, creating an ethical dilemma.
Reflect and share your own personal thoughts regarding the morals and ethical dilemmas you may face in the health care field. How do your personal views affect your behavior and your decision making?
Do not be concerned with the use of ethical terminology for this paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

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